Nursing home
Embassy of Tunkhannock
30 Virginia Drive, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Embassy Healthcare (37 facilities) · 124 certified beds
Embassy of Tunkhannock is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.73 hours per resident per day, below the Pennsylvania average of 3.89. Its most recent inspection on Mar 21, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $109,173In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Embassy of Tunkhannock compares
This facility vs. the Pennsylvania and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Pennsylvania avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.73 | 3.89 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.13 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.9% | 46.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 10.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $109,173, 4 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Embassy of Tunkhannock
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 30 Virginia Drive
Tunkhannock, PA 18657 - CMS certification #
- 395433
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 124
- Avg residents/day
- 60.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-06-01
- Chain
- Embassy Healthcare (37 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Embassy Healthcare
Embassy Healthcare operates 37 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Embassy Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2024
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jun 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Embassy of Tunkhannock (Embassy of Tunkhannock LLC). Case 2006802.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City, Dickson City. 18.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Tunkhannock Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Tunkhannock. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Allied Services Home Health, Clarks Summit. 13.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 18657 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Tunkhannock Dialysis, Tunkhannock, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Back Mountain, Dallas, 13.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 18657.
Allied Services Hospice LLC, office in Clarks Summit, 13.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice Of Northwestern Pennsylvania, LLC, office in Olyphant, 17.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Sacred Heart, office in Moosic, 18.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Post Acute Specialists LLC, Scranton. 18.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Embassy of Tunkhannock a good nursing home?
CMS gives Embassy of Tunkhannock an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Embassy of Tunkhannock staffed?
Embassy of Tunkhannock reports 3.73 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Pennsylvania average of 3.89.
Has Embassy of Tunkhannock had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does Embassy of Tunkhannock have?
Embassy of Tunkhannock is certified for 124 beds.